[gobolinux-devel] PAM configuration (was: env vars in /etc/zprofile instead of zshrc)

[Jonas Karlsson]

On 01/04/2008, Nick Matteo <kundor at kundor.org> wrote:
>  MJ Ray makes an interesting point:  Requiring PAM, and putting all
>  this in a pam.d/common-session sourced from pam.d/other, would really
>  be an ideal solution.  This could guarantee that all sessions
>  (interactive, noninteractive, login, nonlogin, zsh, bash, ssh,
>  whatever) would have the proper environment.
>
>  In fact, if it's possible to use Debian-style "configuration
>  directories" (where every package Foo which has some env-settings has
>  a file foo in, say, pamenv.d, and common-session sources pamenv.d/*)
>  then pam_env would work really well with the Links tree setup.
>
>  Each package would just put its environment stuff into
>  Settings/pamenv.d, they'd get linked in, and common-session would
>  include them; DisableProgram it, and it goes away.  You wouldn't even
>  need special Cache-handling, etc.
>
As 015 will feature PAM as default, I'd love to have more input on
this - possibilities and solutions with PAM and good recourses and
tips on how PAM should be configured. I have some ideas, but more
information is always welcome.

-- 
/Jonas